Category Archives: Canuck
Official cover art of Melanie Fiona’s album “The MF Life”
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Melanie Fiona performs “I’ll Be There” at Michael Jackson Handprint Ceremony
Video Premiere: “The Bad In Each Other” by Feist
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The second single from Feist’s new album Metals comes in film form. As she explained to SPIN magazine: “When I approached Martin to make a little film for this song, he told me he thought it sounded like a battle cry. And that he wondered about finding the little, tiny wars people experience in between the big dramas. I interpreted that to mean, all the quiet internal battles that guide our actions, all the hopes and struggles we suppress or let carry us away. I feel like he’s made a sort of symphony of In Betweens and stretched split seconds into feel-able, graspable echoes.”
Peaches to release covers EP
One of the only singers out there still reviving the punk movement, Peaches, has opted to go all disco on us. The Canadian rocker is about to release an EP that will consist of disco-era covers in 2012. Joining her on the Casablanca Reworks EP are the Gomma All Stars, aka Gomma Records artists Moullinex, Telonius, Munk and The Phenomenal Handclap Band, with originals by Michael Sembello (‘Maniac’, from the movie ‘Flashdance’), Harold Faltermeyer (‘Our Love’, as made famous by Donna Summer), Giorgio Moroder (‘You Can’t Run From My Love’, as made famous by Stephanie Mills) and the Skatt Brothers (‘Walk The Night’).
Feist beats Piñata in Mexico City to “November Rain”
Video Premiere: “Tonight In Babylon” by Loverush UK featuring Bryan Adams
Nelly Furtado announces new album and tour!
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Nelly Furtado is ready to unleash a new English album with a two-year long tour. Great news as we wanted something from her for a while and Mi Plan didn’t quench our thirst. Also, it’s not called Lifestyle as previously reported. She tweeted:
It's official: Album out for summer.
and I'll be out on the road promoting it for at least 2 years cuz I love it!—
Nelly Furtado (@NellyFurtado) December 07, 2011
Must-Watch: “All I Want For Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)” by Mariah Carey & Justin Bieber
3Of course we are going to make this a “Must-Watch.” The presence of Mariah alone constitutes that, even when the annoying Justin Bieber with her. Mrs. Carey is out to give her self-penned classic another shot at fame, let’s hope this gets to the #1 position it has always deserved. It’s the only song that has made an appearance on the charts every year since it was released. That’s 15 years ago!
Alanis Morissette talks about new album for 2012!
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At the red carpet Alanis Morissette has explained that she has been hard at work on a new album. She, in fact, has more than 30 songs at hand and will pick a third or so of them to make an album that will come out sometime in mid-2012. That’s great news for fans of Alanis, who have been waiting for her endlessley to release something new. This will be her 8th album! Click below to watch the interview.
Video Premiere: “Unzip Me” by Cazwell & Peaches
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Must-Watch: Video Premiere: “How Come You Never Go There” by Feist
1Metals is a grower and this is the best tune on the album. It’s good to see that this slow number got the video treatment, but it’s also better that she had Rapunzel-inspired hair in it. We like the motif and the black and white choice. Loves it.
First Listen: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey & Justin Bieber
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As part of an international #Lambily, we have to say that we are very against Mariah Carey releasing another version of this classic, because it has been done and did. Now she did it again, right after her second seasonal album and this time, it’s with Justin Bieber. We think this is the only Mariah Carey track that we won’t be purchasing and/or listening to. It must be really lucrative for business to have every teenager’s heart-throb cover one of your songs, but this is just too much and Mariah doesn’t need it. Click below to give it a listen, but approach with caution!
Introducing… Andrea Simms-Karp
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Andrea Simms-Karp is an indie roots powerhouse, drawing on folk, pop and classical vibes to create a sound both fresh and familiar. The Ottawa native grew up taking classical voice lessons, singing in choirs, and getting steeped in folk music. She’s been stunning local audiences with her clear voice and unique musical style in live shows for over a decade.
In 2004, the Ottawa Folk Festival recognized her talent by awarding her the Beth Ferguson Award for songwriting. With her debut album Sleeper, however, she garnered national attention.
Powering through album charts at campus and community radio stations, Simms-Karp then won the hearts of people across the country with an appearance on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café in September 2009.
Her upcoming album Hibernation Nation promises to deliver more of what people love. Soaring harmonies, a sweet banjo sound, and finely-tuned storytelling make this an album to anticipate. As the title intimates, it’s an album for people holed up, watching fierce winter weather from inside. It’s an album borne of wind and snow, of a deep appreciation for the stillness that comes with frigid weather.
Feist does Black Cab Sessions
1Black Can Sessions always bring out a different side of artists. It introduced artists like Holly Miranda to us and now gives us this quaint little performance from Feist. Although Metals in not to our liking, there are some moments on it.
Haiku Review: “Metals” by Feist
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A long hiatus
And Feist is back with Metals.
Pure banality.
Feist plays single “How Come You Never Go There” live!
1As of now, this is the only song on Feist’s album Metals that we like, sadly so.
Video Premiere: “4AM” by Melanie Fiona
1We haven’t heard anything strong from the new album, but we are not dismaying it just yet. Her debut was packed with good songs, so we hope she hasn’t jumped the Ameriie way on this one. The second disc drops December 6th, 2011 and is called The MF Life.
The making of Feist’s new album “Metals”
1Official cover art of Feist’s “Metals”
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